High School Girls Mini Camp
As of 5pm Fri February 3, the Engineering Girls Camp at Widener will be held Feb. 4 as scheduled.
February 4, 2012 on the Widener Campus in Chester, PA
Girls in grades 9 -12 are invited to spend the day participating in hands on lab activities with volunteers from Widener's School of Engineering and from the Philadelphia section of the Society of Women Engineers.
Laboratory sessions will include topics such as Roller Coaster Design, Tower Building, Bridge Design, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Water Treatment, Programmable Robots, Soils and Foundations, Electric-Powered Lego Vehicles, Reaction Kinetics, Aerodynamics and Flight, Pavement Design with Chocolate Asphalt, and Electric Sensors.
A separate program for parents is offered as an option for parents of girls who attended the camp.
Widener University acknowledges the generous support provided by the following organizations and individuals. Without their assistance, the Girls Camp would not be possible.
BOEING: Aerodynamics Lab Sponsor
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: Chemical Engineering Reactions Lab Sponsor
ENGINEERED ARRESTING SYSTEMS: Wind Tunnel Lab Sponsor
EXELON CORPORATION: Electric-Powered Lego Cars Lab Sponsor
MWH GLOBAL: Soils/Foundations & Water Treatment Labs Sponsor
D. WILLIAMSON: Roller Coasters Lab Sponsor
M. ZAIDEL: Tower Building Lab Sponsor
EXXONMOBIL & FORD MOTOR FOUNDATIONS: SWE Program Development Grant
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS PHILADELPHIA SECTION
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!
Typical Camp Schedule:
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Check-in/Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Opening Session |
| 10:10 - 10:55 |
Laboratory Session #1 |
| 11:05 - 11:50 |
Laboratory Session #2 |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Engineering as a Career Choice Panel Discussion |
| 12:30 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Engineering Student/Coop Panel Discussion |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
Laboratory Session #3 |
| 3:10 - 3:55 |
Laboratory Session #4 |
| 4:00 |
Wrap-up/Evaluations |
Camp dismissal/pickup 4:00 – 4:15 PM
The Camp is offered free of charge to all high school girls, but preregistration is required and enrollment is limited, so apply early!
Go to Online Preregistration
For more information, or to be added to our mailing list, teachers and students should contact:
Dr. Vicki Brown
Camp Coordinator
engineering.girlscamp@widener.edu
Kathy Donaghy
(610) 499-4042